Monday, June 20, 2011

Last church service in China

It has officially begun ... all of the "last" things. Seeing people and places for the last time. My eyes fill with tears as it sinks in: we are really leaving Shanghai.

Yesterday, we attended our last church service. When people ask me what I will miss about Shanghai, this is one of the biggest things that comes to mind. We've been SO SO blessed by our church! It has been truly incredible to worship each week with people from over 60 countries! We think it has been a small glimpse of heaven -- when we will one day worship with believers from all over the world.

This week was a baptism Sunday and of the 15 baptisms, 11 countries were represented. And man, what an awesome feeling of celebration was in the air! It was a beautiful and a perfect way to end.

In addition to an amazing service, we got to see Eri from our Bible study group one last time and we got to meet her brand new husband! They just got married on Wednesday! Congratulations sweet Eri!﻿

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How we got here ... with a couple babies!

We first met on July 7, 2006. We'd both quit our jobs and gotten rid of nearly all our possessions. We had joined the Peace Corps and were heading to the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific. We thought we were prepared for whatever lay ahead ... neither of us had a clue.

Just over 10 months after we first met, we were MARRIED!Since then our adventures have included:

- a year in New York City, living in a Harlem brownstone apartment- going off-the-grid & into a tent-cabin on tiny Angaur island in Palau- living with a bunch of teenagers in Shanghai, China while working as dormitory parents

- off-the-grid again & into a barn on 400 forested acres in Vermont

- at the base of volcanos in beautiful Panajachel, Guatemala

And now ... on the hunt for a new career, we find ourselves in IDAHO!

We love to experience this great big world and hope you will join us for the journey!